The government is confident rubber smallholders will not be easily influenced into selling their planting land even though the price of the commodity is weak. Deputy Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk Noriah Kasnon said this was because the 440,000…
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Indian Rubber Board standardizes rubber planting materials
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Asian rubber prices, close to the bottom
Some tentative signs are emerging that the worst may be behind for natural rubber prices in Asia. Benchmark Tokyo rubber futures slumped to 196.7 yen ($1.92) a kilogram earlier this week, the lowest since September 2009, before recovering to 204…
Kumho opens warehouse facility in Jeddah
Kumho Tire’s new 7,000 square meter warehouse was opened in Al Khumra District, south Jeddah recently. Minseok Lee, GM, Kumho Tire for KSA & Bahrain, cut the ribbon to mark the opening. “This is another step toward serving our valuable…
Goodyear Tire & Rubber profits set to rise
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Belgian plantations group positive on rubber price, optimistic on palm oil
Improved economic prospects in the West provide hope for a recovery in rubber prices from four-year lows, plantations group Sipef said, adding that it was “optimistic” over palm oil values too. The Belgian-based group – whose empire stretches from Ivory…
Indian spot rubber prices recovers
Spot rubber finished firm on Friday. The market opened steady but improved later on covering purchases at lower levels following the better trend in domestic futures. There were no quantity sellers in the local trading houses as most traders expected…